Appeal to the General Assembly on the Situation of the Hungarian people

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UN Special Committee Documents (view collection record)

General Information

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Title:
Appeal to the General Assembly on the Situation of the Hungarian people
Created:
New York (N.Y.): 16 October 1956
Language:
English
Physical Description:
2 p.: print out
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Content

Summary:
The Council, representing women in 38 countries, expresses a desire to help with money and medical supplies, and issues an appeal to the General Assembly to recognize the will to freedom and human rights of the population of Hungary under the Human Rights Charter, and for the immediate cessation of hostilities and the withdrawal of military and police forces from Hungary.

Context

Creation Note:
Records of this digital collection were assembled to document the work of the UN Special Committee on the Problem of Hungary established on January 10, 1957 by the United Nations General Assembly for the purpose of investigating the 1956 Hungarian revolution.
Principal contributor(s): International Council of Women
Source:
Records of the UN Special Committee on the Problem of Hungary: UN Documents (HU OSA 398-0-1)
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Access and Use

Rights Statement:
Rights Reserved - Free Access
Archival ID:
HU OSA 398-0-1-7261
Suggested Citation:
"Appeal to the General Assembly on the Situation of the Hungarian people", 16 October 1956. HU OSA 398-0-1-7261; Records of the UN Special Committee on the Problem of Hungary: UN Documents; Open Society Archives at Central European University, Budapest.
Permanent URI:
http://hdl.handle.net/10891/osa:a5c8c0bb-67fd-4140-9a7c-8b4f121742e3
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